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1. On 24 September 2020, the Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO Council or Council) voted to approveall of the recommendations in its Final Report on the Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP) Phase 2.
2. On 25 March 2021, the ICANN Board directed the President and CEOin office at the time, or their designee(s), to proceed with the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for GNSO Council-approved recommendations 1-18 from the EPDP Phase 2 Final Report on the System for Standardized Access/Disclosure (SSAD).
3. On 25 January 2022, ICANN organization (ICANN org) published itsOperational Design Assessment (ODA) of the SSAD.
4. On 4 April 2022, the Phase 2 Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Small Team (Small Team), which the GNSO Council tasked to assess the ODA, delivered its Preliminary Reportto the GNSO Council, recommending a "proof of concept" approach.
5. The GNSO Council and the ICANN Board consulted regarding the next steps for the SSAD and the GNSO Council requested on 27 April 2022that the ICANN Board pause its consideration of the recommendations concerning the SSAD while work continues on a "proof of concept".
6. On 13 September 2022, ICANN org published a WHOIS Disclosure System (System)Design Paper based on the "proof of concept" approach outlined by the Small Team.
7. The GNSO Council informed the ICANN Board on 17 November 2022that the Council unanimously accepted the Addendum to the Preliminary Report (Addendum) prepared by the Small Team and supported the implementation of the System.
8. On 27 February 2023, the ICANN Board directed ICANN org to “proceed to develop and launch the System as soon as possible”. The ICANN Board also “directed ICANN org to continue to engage with the Phase 2 Small Team throughout the development and operation of the System, and ensure periodic publication of the collected usage data, once operational".
9. On 15 March 2023, GNSO Council instructed the small team to continue working with ICANN org on the implementation of the System as well as “provide the Council with a recommendation on the approach and format through which, following implementation of the system, data should be reviewed and analyzed to help inform subsequent decisions on how to proceed with the SSAD recommendations”.
10. On [date]7 September 2023, the small team shared with the GNSO Council the proposed charter for a Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD policy recommendations.
11. The GNSO Council considered the proposed charter during its meeting on [date]21 September 2023.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the Charter for the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD policy recommendations [include link].
2. Prior to the launch of the RDRS Standing Committee, the GNSO Council will identify a Chair.
3. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to confirm with the existing EPDP Phase 2 small team members if they are willing to continue as members of the RDRS Standing Committee and/or identify any alternates that may take their place in case of absence. Similarly, the GNSO Secretariat will reach out to the existing ICANN Board liaison and ICANN org liaison to confirm their willingness to continue in their role on the Standing Committee. If not, a new liaison(s) will be requested to be identified.
4. The GNSO Council expects that the RDRS Standing Committee will become operational upon the moment of the public RDRS launch. Until that time, the EPDP Phase 2 small team is expected to continue its engagement with the ICANN org team, as necessary, in fulfillment of its assignment. Upon the public launch of RDRS, the EPDP Phase 2 small team will cease to exist. Any remaining activities at that point will transition to the RDRS Standing Committee.
5. The GNSO Council thanks the EPDP Phase 2 small team for its work to date and appreciates the willingness of its members to continue contributing to this important topic.

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